Mission
Motivate the next generation of trainees and new junior faculty members to engage in cutting-edge cardiovascular/vascular investigations to address current knowledge gaps.
Introduction
The Education Section of Vessel Plus will encourage trainees and new junior investigators to publish their latest cardiovascular/vascular research findings. Based on these publications, the elite sub-group of these cutting-edge research endeavors will be recognized via an annual Vessel Plus awards program.
Aims
- Inspiring excitement and enthusiasm among trainees to pursue a future career focused on cardiovascular/vascular investigations.
- Boosting trainees and new junior investigators’ career advancement by recognizing research excellence with basic science, translational science, clinical science and population health awards.
- Raising the scholarly visibility of these elite trainees and new junior faculty members by broadly publicizing their Vessel Plus Education Section publications.
- Training the next generation of research scientists to transform the care of future cardiovascular/vascular patients.
Education section awards committee
Department of Surgery,
Stony Brook Medicine,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY, USA
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Medical College of Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Department of Surgery,
Stony Brook Medicine,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY, USA
Division of Cardiology,
Department of Medicine,
Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery,
Department of Surgery School of Medicine,
University of Colorado Anschutz Campus,
Aurora, CO, USA
Department of Medicine,
Eastern Colorado Health Care System,
Aurora, CO, USA
Department of Surgery,
Veterans Affairs Medical Center,
West Roxbury, MA, USA
Division of Cardiology,
Department of Medicine,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY, USA
Department of Surgery,
University of Colorado,
Aurora, CO, USA
Department of Pathology School of Medicine,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY, USA
Department of Surgery,
Stony Brook Medicine,
Stony Brook University,
Stony Brook, NY, USA
Trainees and New Junior Faculty Members
Eligibility criteria
For special recognition and awards, eligible trainees will include undergraduates, graduate students, postdoctoral interns, medical students, residents, and/or fellows. Additionally, new junior faculty members are individuals who enter an academic faculty position (e.g., instructor, senior instructor, or assistant professor) less than 5 years after completing their last training program. This 5-year period will be calculated based on the submission date of their Vessel Plus manuscripts.
Education Awards Subcommittee Selection Criteria
- Pre-award verification of eligibility
- Classification of current training level
- Career advancement
- Realistic long-term goals
- Academic environment
- Senior faculty mentorship
- Research project evaluation
- Concept innovation / originality (20 points)
- Robust design (Hypothesis & Methods) (20 points)
- Logical findings (Results & Conclusions) (20 points)
- Clinical significance / Potential impact (20 points)
- Completeness /Quality of overall project (20 points)
Based on the Vessel Plus Education Committee's scores, the top 10 finalists will be invited to submit a supplementary PowerPoint (PPT) presentation (i.e., up to 10 slides) using audio over IP (AoIP) techniques to provide voice-based PPT slide-by-slide narration. Following the final awardee(s) selection, the narrative PPT files along with their photographs will be published on the website of Vessel Plus journal.
Awards
- An official E-certificate signed by all Education Committee members for both the trainee and their faculty mentor;
- For all award manuscripts, Vessel Plus publication-related costs would be waived.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the annual Vessel Plus "Outstanding Vessel Plus Trainee Publication Award" will be announced no later than May 31st of each year.
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